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Kenyan pastors offer young people a token of love
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 14, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The gesture was meant as a way to reach out to youth, many of whom feel rejected by the churches.
Obama appointee Deborah Birx: President Trump can control AIDS pandemic
By Timothy C. Morgan — January 24, 2017
(RNS) A Q&A with Ambassador Deborah L. Birx of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief on HIV prevention and how churches can help
Kenyan churches demand HIV test for couples wanting to marry
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 30, 2016
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The clergy who demand the tests say they are driven by a desire to protect their members from HIV and AIDS. But the practice may be illegal.
Gay and transgender inmates invited to lunch with Pope Francis during prison visit
By David Gibson — March 19, 2015
(RNS) The pope insisted on lunch, which will be prepared by the prisoners, some of whom will come from two other detention centers.
Is U2 secretly Christian? Here’s what The New Yorker missed
By Jonathan Merritt — September 18, 2014
If U2’s faith is a secret, like a writer for The New Yorker asserted, it is one of the worst kept ones in the global music industry today.
Church-state partnerships aid malaria fight in rural Africa
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 13, 2013
MACHA, Zambia (RNS) In a country where a third of the hospitals are mission-run but government-funded, church and state are intrinsically intertwined.
Pentecostal pastors in Africa push prayer, not drugs, for people with HIV
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 4, 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) At prayer healing services in some Pentecostal churches, pastors invite people infected with HIV to come forward for a public healing, after which they burn the person’s anti-retroviral medications and declare the person cured.
12 “blasphemous” artworks censored or vandalized by angry believers
By Brian Pellot — October 4, 2013
A New Yorker who recently penned an erotic version of the Bible woke up last week to find “BLASPHMY” spray painted across his front step. From Piss Christ to elephant dung Mary, here’s a look at 12 artworks that have been silenced or destroyed for exploring “blasphemous” themes.
Following God when it doesn’t make sense: An interview with Josh Ross
By Jonathan Merritt — August 2, 2013
Josh Ross wrestles with doubt, grief, and pain and somehow still keeps the faith.
Bono: David sang the blues and Jesus did some punk rock
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 21, 2013
(RNS) "What’s so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they’re being gospel and songs of praise, they are also the Blues," U2 frontman Bono tells Focus on the Family President Jim Daly.
Taking an active role in orphan care: An interview with Johnny Carr
By Jonathan Merritt — March 8, 2013
The American Christian Church is at the cusp of an orphan care and adoption movement, and Johnny Carr is one of its most outspoken and influential proponents. In his new book, Orphan Justice: How to Care for Orphans Beyond Adopting, Carr tells readers that caring for orphans may look different than they assumed. He shares […]
Study: Muslims and Hindus less likely to have premarital sex
By Jeanie Groh — October 26, 2012
RNS) Although most major religions discourage sex outside of marriage, Muslims and Hindus are more likely to abstain from extramarital sex than Christians and Jews, according to a new study. By Jeanie Groh.
NAACP urges black churches to address AIDS epidemic
By Adelle M. Banks — July 12, 2012
(RNS) The NAACP has mounted a campaign calling on black churches to address HIV/AIDS after researchers learned these myths circulate among their pews and pulpits. By Adelle M. Banks.
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